A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District announced Thursday. This year’s celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Black Expo’s “Juneteenth on the Ohio River” will return at 4 p.m. June 21 in English Park. This will be OBE’s eighth Juneteenth celebration overall, following its debut program in 2018. Juneteenth ...

On June 19, 1865 -- two months after the Confederate ... was over and slaves were now free. June 19, or “Juneteenth,” was celebrated in Texas and across the South. Its observance eventually ...

Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of Galveston, Texas, ending slavery in ...

In 2025, D.C. is celebrating 20 years of officially observing the holiday. A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will ...

As news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through Texas, starting June 19, 1865, formerly enslaved ... “That it was born the child of Juneteenth. It’s not just an important part of ...

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, marking the end of slavery in the United States. The day serves as a symbol of freedom and is ...

Juneteenth commemorates the pivotal day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas were freed, marking their ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, originated in Texas and marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston and announced that enslaved people were free—two and a half years after ...

The Galveston chapter of the NAACP is writing in support of the proposal to save L.A. Morgan Elementary School and renovate ...